Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross per capita Production Index in Tonga
Tonga: Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross per capita Production Index was 98.13 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross per capita Production Index in Tonga, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index in Tonga is 98.13, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index in Tonga peaked at 380.09 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 87.96, in 1983.
That places Tonga 19th out of 44 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross per capita Production Index in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 380.09 | — |
| 1962 | 338.93 | -10.8% |
| 1963 | 329.76 | -2.7% |
| 1964 | 291.7 | -11.5% |
| 1965 | 283.84 | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 248.65 | -12.4% |
| 1967 | 243 | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 238.41 | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 208 | -12.8% |
| 1970 | 296.18 | +42.4% |
| 1971 | 265.94 | -10.2% |
| 1972 | 261.49 | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 242.67 | -7.2% |
| 1974 | 237.64 | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 152.91 | -35.7% |
| 1976 | 158.25 | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 178.24 | +12.6% |
| 1978 | 133.02 | -25.4% |
| 1979 | 176.74 | +32.9% |
| 1980 | 154.29 | -12.7% |
| 1981 | 132.06 | -14.4% |
| 1982 | 109.97 | -16.7% |
| 1983 | 87.96 | -20.0% |
| 1984 | 153.95 | +75.0% |
| 1985 | 169.44 | +10.1% |
| 1986 | 175.9 | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 184.01 | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 189.44 | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 195.12 | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 201.02 | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 205.16 | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 245.87 | +19.8% |
| 1993 | 350.56 | +42.6% |
| 1994 | 129.09 | -63.2% |
| 1995 | 178.04 | +37.9% |
| 1996 | 174.91 | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 168.85 | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 164.03 | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 112.77 | -31.3% |
| 2000 | 124.29 | +10.2% |
| 2001 | 125.18 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 140.26 | +12.0% |
| 2003 | 136.31 | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 132.51 | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 128.83 | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 129.8 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 133.27 | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 119.21 | -10.6% |
| 2009 | 115.41 | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 111.57 | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 107.75 | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 106.29 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 100.52 | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 99.8 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 101.11 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 99.1 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 95.86 | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 98.78 | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 95.73 | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 96.63 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 97.19 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 97.05 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 97.71 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 98.13 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 284.71 | 208 | 380.09 | 9 |
| 1970s | 210.31 | 133.02 | 296.18 | 10 |
| 1980s | 155.21 | 87.96 | 195.12 | 10 |
| 1990s | 193.03 | 112.77 | 350.56 | 10 |
| 2000s | 128.51 | 115.41 | 140.26 | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.65 | 95.73 | 111.57 | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.34 | 96.63 | 98.13 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 16 Saint Lucia 106.29 compare
- 17 Trinidad and Tobago 100.9 compare
- 18 Guinea 100.38 compare
- 20 Bahamas 97.09 compare
- 21 Ghana 94.25 compare
- 22 Sao Tome and Principe 92.22 compare
More agriculture & rural data for Tonga
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1857 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,154 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.4224 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7884 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 18.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 18.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index in Tonga?
- Plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index in Tonga was 98.13 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 380.09 in 1961.
- What is the lowest plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.96 in 1983.
- How does Tonga rank for plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index?
- Tonga ranks 19th out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.